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India women's football team ready for road to AFC Asian Cup

India women's football team ready for road to AFC Asian Cup

Chiang Mai (Thailand), June 22 (UNI) The Indian senior women's team will kick off their AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 Qualifiers campaign in the north Thai city here on Monday.
It wouldn't be completely wrong to note that the continent's premier competition has been somewhat ill-fated for the Blue Tigresses in the last few decades. India last made it to the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2003. And when they hosted the tournament in 2022, a COVID outbreak in the team meant that India had to withdraw after only the first game and the results were declared void.
So, when head coach Crispin Chettri and his Blue Tigresses landed in Thailand on June 16, their

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